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_____ can look like a learning disability, ADHD, or poor social skills.
Anxiety
What are the four lobes of the brain?
1) Frontal Lobe; 2) Parietal Lobe; 3) Temporal Lobe; 4) Occipital Lobe
What are the two hemispheres?
1) Left Hemisphere
2) Right Hemisphere
Give 2 examples of where referrals for neuropsychology can come from.
Physicians; Parents/caregivers; Teachers/school; Learning specialists; Therapists; School psychologists/social workers; Lawyers/ Advocates; Case Managers
What is the name of the doctor who is presenting today?
When the students were copying the figure, what lobe is being used?
[Extra credit: Which side - left or right?]
Right Parietal lobe
If I am right handed, which hemisphere of the brain likely stores language?
Left hemisphere
Emotionality is primarily on which hemisphere of the brain?
Right hemisphere
Name 2 domains that are assessed during a neuropsychological evaluation.
Intellectual abilities; Language; Visual spatial/Visual Motor Integration; Motor skills; Learning and memory; Sensorimotor; Attention and executive functioning; Academic functioning; Adaptive Functioning; Social and emotional development
Fill in the blank with either "where" or "what": The dorsal stream help you know _____ an object is.
(Extra credit: What is the name of the other visual stream?)
Where - the dorsal stream tells you where an object is
(Extra Credit: Ventral stream - tell you what an object is)
Name a type of neuropsychological treatment.
Cognitive remediation, psychotherapy, executive functioning skills training
Which lobe is connected with hearing?
Temporal Lobe
Which hemisphere of the brain helps you recognize the face of your friend?
Right hemisphere
Name an way in which a neuropsychological evaluation can help.
Understand how a child thinks and learns
Why they may be experiencing difficulties
Effective teaching/treatment methods
Develop individual strategies to overcome/ circumvent weaknesses
Provide and/or tailor recommendations regarding
Treatment options (therapy, med consults, rehab, etc.)
Appropriate academic services and accommodations
In-home supports
The brain structure most associated with anxiety/fear as well as other various emotional functions such as anxiety reward processing, reward learning and motivation, and drug addiction.
Amygdala
Which lobe is the motor strip located in?
Frontal lobe
Which lobe is known as the primary sensory cortex?
Parietal Lobe
Which lobe helps you see colors?
Occipital lobe
Name 3 common problem areas and diagnoses seen in neuropsychology.
Neurocognitive Impairment due to medical diagnosis
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity-Disorder
Intellectual Disability
Learning disabilities
Language disorders
Motor Coordination Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social Communication Disorder
Anxiety
Depression
What does the cerebellum help us do?
Coordinate movements; control posture, balance, and fine motor movements, involved in motor learning
What do you call it when you cut the corpus callosum?
Corpus callosotomy
What does the hippocampus do?
Responsible for creating declarative memories
Area of the brain that is connected with your ability to speak.
Broca's Area
What do you call the highest level you can get as a neuropsychologist?
Board Certification
What is one of the last parts of the brain to develop?
Pre-frontal cortext (frontal lobe)